Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-03
MUNICIPAL AFFAIR.".
Regular Monthly Meetinx sf n. c,.-
6overnment.

ness was transacted.
In concurrence:
40 noli OF Accounts No. 3. amounting to
So'zoZ5 u, was read and accepted and the
several bills ordered paid. '"e
oroered, That B. F. Psrrotr be authorized
~ erect TWO hitching posts in front of his
gram warehouse on Water street
Inc Following order was referred In the
COMMITTEE on Highways with power to tale
such immediate action a. they shall see Ar in
non concurrence ."
ordered, That Orrin William son be author.
izeo to put in and maintain opposite the Lam.
oaio store platform scales for weighing coal
and so forth. So"'
ordered, That Lyman Weaver be author.
ized 70 erect post in front of w. E. Potter's
store.
A petition for the discon,inuance of Am.
nerst street, from ]. N. Wade, was referred
10 the Committee on New Streets.
oroered' That IN accordance with the pro-
Visions OF sec l9l of chap. of the revised
statutes, the City Treasurer il authorized IN
pay all taxes remaining unpaid OF real estate
assessed to Alphonzo Lincoln for the wear
1884; also those unpaid on real estate AZ.
sessed to Joseph Nicholas for the wear 1885.
and apply the same to tax deeds on file in the
City Treasures office
Ordered. That the Mayor and Street Com.
missioner for the Eastern district be author
iZed TO purchase and set up suitable drink
ing FOUNTAIN at point near Cony's corner on
Copy street, and that the same be CHARGED To
the appropriation for permanent improve.
ments.
ORDERED, That an awning put I'D and
maintained on any street or sidewalk in the
city snail be OF such a height as to leave al
least eight feet Of clear space between such
awning and the street or walk below. This
order applies TO awnings already raised as
well as 10 those to be put up hereafter, and
the City Marshal is directed to enforce the
same. Referred to the Committee on High.
ways
The Committee on Highways reported that
the sidewalk should be built on the stree.
leading from Middle street to the John Ellis
House as specified in the order.
petition was received from Geo. W
Savage and others asking that suitable lights
be erected aud maintained in front Of the en-
trance to Hotel North on the west side Of
Water St, and in front of the rear entrance
to that hotel on the east side of Commercial
street, and that the sidewalk on the east side
of Commercial street in the rear of the hotel
be repaired and rebuilt; and that the cross
walk leading from the depot to the hotel be
raised and repaired Referred.
Ordered, That Market-Square and Com.
mercial st. be designated as stands for trucks,
carts, wagons and sleds.
The Committee on Fire Department report
ed that the pay of the city drivers be restored
TO that of last year
Ordered, That the pay Of the drivers of the
city teams be as follows: For the Western
district S45 per month ami rent of tenement
Eastern district, SOL per month without rent.
Ordered, That in consideration of $50 paid
by }. A. Shaw the collector of taxes is au-
thorized to cancel all taxes assessed on real
estate to Lorenzo and Leonard Hollowell and
Daniel Studley from 1876 to 1887, inclusive,
and the city treasurer is authorized to convey
by quit claim deed to the said Shaw the citys
interest in twenty-four acres of land, lot
numbered thirty-tbree of Hiram McCausland
adjoining Togus Pond, Said real estate
was sold to the city for non payment of taxes.
The petition of William H Kurdish was
presented praying that the city change the
northeast line of Northern avenue from the
southeast corner Of land occupied by Thomas
Baker to the northeast corner of land occu-
pied by Robert r Mrs Grady to be surveyed,
laid out and established; that said Baker and
Grady. who are trespassers, be caused to re-
move their fences and place them upon the
line of the street where they belong; and
that the west line of said lane leading to one
Trask be established and the fence of the
Baker lot be removed to the west bound of
the line. Referred to the Committee on
Highways.
The Committee on Highways recommended
the passage of the order to gravel the side
walk on Kendall street from Northern avenue
to jefferson street.
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner be
instructed to gravel the sidewalk on Kendall
street from Northern Avenue to Jefferson
street.
Ordered, That there be allowed a discount
of six per cent on all taxes assessed for the
current year which shall be voluntarily paid
to the collector on or before the 10Th day of
August ne xt, and that interest be charged on
all taxes assessed as aforesaid remaining I'M
paid the lst of September 1887.
Ordered, That the Superintendent of the
Augusta Gas Co, be instructed to erect gas
lamp at the junction of Bond and Water
streets.
Thirty-seven ladies petioned: 1.-THE under
signed, ladies and residents of Cushnoc
Heights, respectfully solicit your honorable
body to lay . suitable walk on Washington
street to protect US from the mud and mire
which we have so long been destined TO en-
dure, said walk to commence at the house of
Mrs. Lishness and extend to the south end of
the walk in the gully, thence beginning at the
north end of the walk in said gully and ex-
tending to the house Of Ethel Jones.
The CITY fathers yery calamity passed the